Jonas Jonas

Jonas Jonas
Born	Jonas Junias Jonas (1993-11-24) 24 November 1993 (age 31) Swakopmund, Namibia
Statistics
Weight class	Light welterweight
Weight(s)	64 kg (141 lb)
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Representing   Namibia Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast Light welterweight 2014 Glasgow Light welterweight African Games 2015 Brazzaville Light welterweight 2019 Rabat Super lightweight African Championships 2017 Brazzaville Light welterweight

Jonas Junias Jonas (born 24 November 1993 in Swakopmund) is a Namibian boxer and a participant in the 2016 Summer Olympics ^{[2] [1]} and 2020 Summer Olympics.

Career

Jonas attended Vrederede Primary School, Atlantic Junior Secondary School, and SI Gobs Secondary School. He gained fame in 2014 when he won a silver medal at the Commonwealth Games at the age of 20. In the process, he became only the fourth Namibian boxer to win a medal at the Commonwealth Games.

He competed in the men's light welterweight class at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He was defeated by Hassan Amzile of France in the round of 32. ^[3] He was the flagbearer for Namibia during the Parade of Nations. ^[4]

References

1. "JONAS Jonas Junias". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016.
2. "Spotlight on Jonas Junias - The Namibian". namibian.com.na.
3. "Men's Light Welter (64kg)". rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 2 September 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
4. "The Flagbearers for the Rio 2016 Opening Ceremony". olympic.org. 16 August 2016. Archived from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2016.

External links

• Boxing record for Jonas Jonas from BoxRec (registration required)
• Jonas Junias Jonas at Olympics.com
• Jonas Jonas at Olympedia
• Jonas Jonas at InterSportStats
• Junias Jonas at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
• Jonas Jonas at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
• Jonas Junias Jonas at the Rabat 2019 African Games (archived)

Olympic Games
Preceded by Gaby Ahrens	Flagbearer for   Namibia Rio de Janeiro 2016 Tokyo 2020 with Maike Diekmann	Succeeded by Vera Looser Alex Miller